Police Magazine

William Harvey

Chief

William "Bill" Harvey is the Chief of the Ephrata (Pa.) Police Department. Prior to this he was the Chief of the Lebanon City (Pa.) Police Department for more than six years. Harvey retired from the Savannah (Ga.) Police Department where he worked assignments in training, patrol, and CID. He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army Military Police Corps and has a BA in criminology from St. Leo University and is a graduate of the Southern Police Institute of the University of Louisville (103rd AOC). Harvey has more than 25 years of experience working with recruits, rookies, and FTOs. He serves on the advisory boards of POLICE Magazine, POLICE RECRUIT Magazine, TREXPO, and the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA).

Inside the Badge •by William Harvey•March 11, 2008

Police Applicants Gone Wild

What really stops or derails applicants in the first few steps of the application process? It's not just testing or backgrounds.

Inside the Badge •by William Harvey•February 7, 2008

How to Not Look Like a Rookie

My old police academy was near a large mall. Of course, the food court was a lunch hangout for the officers. I used to sit there with a coffee and spot all of the off-duty rookies. Bet I can spot one a mile away.

Inside the Badge •by William Harvey•February 7, 2008

Cop as Social Worker

Being a police officer is not always about chasing down a bad guy, guns blazing. If you remove an intoxicated or aggressive driver from the highway, you have performed a social service to the motoring public.

Inside the Badge •by William Harvey•February 7, 2008

How Much is on Your Duty Belt?

The other day I stopped and performed a visual inventory of just how many "things" officers can carry on their duty belt. There are times I worry that some have too much on their belts. One worries if they fall on their backs, they could be trapped like a turtle.

Inside the Badge •by William Harvey•February 7, 2008

Welcome the Red Ink

Don't get your feelings hurt, but if you think your FTO won't mark up your first police report until it's bleeding red ink you're in for a surprise.

Inside the Badge •by William Harvey•January 9, 2008

Dealing with the Dead

Try though they do, the academy does not have a vial of essence of dead man to give you the full effect. So what do you do?

Inside the Badge •by William Harvey•January 9, 2008

Bad Habits

A recruit should not feel pressured into doing something that he or she has made a cognitive decision not to do, just for the sake of inclusion.

Inside the Badge •by William Harvey•January 7, 2008

Learning to Speak Effectively

Most officers wish they had spent more time learning interpersonal communications skills early in their career. I suggest you get started now.

Inside the Badge •by William Harvey•January 7, 2008

Off-Duty Encounter Preparation

I don't know why, but every generation of young officers thinks, "I am now a copper! I have the legal authority and power to carry a weapon off-duty, so here I go!" Wait a minute here; do you have a plan?

Inside the Badge •by William Harvey•December 5, 2007

Weathering Complaints

If you do your job you will get plenty of complaints and only rarely receive compliments; these are the realities of policework. But how you handle or survive these unpleasantries of life is what is important here.

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